To bid in person at auction for the first time please register for a bidding paddle in advance by filling out and submitting a registration form at our front desk. When registering in person we require photo ID, such as a passport or driving licence.

Absentee bidding

For absentee bids, Sworders bid on your behalf and attempt to purchase the lot for you at the lowest price, allowing for other bids and any reserve price, up to your pre-submitted maximum bid. Absentee bids can be left online or in person at our saleroom.

Absentee bids can be left up to half an hour before the start of any sale. Please note when we receive two or more absentee bids for the same amount, the first bid received will be the buyer.

Telephone bidding

For telephone bids, we will contact you during the sale, and a saleroom representative will bid live with you over the phone. Bid amounts do not include buyers premium. We offer this service for higher value lots with an estimate of £500 or more for our Specialist Sales. Requests to bid by telephone need to be made before 4pm, the day before the sale.

Leave commission bids online on sworder.co.uk

If you would like to leave a commission bid on our website you can do so up until 30 minutes before the sale starts. Leaving a commission bid through sworder.co.uk is free for all registered clients. Thereafter you may register bank card details under your account in order to bid live. Click here to register an account.

Bid live on sworder.co.uk

A 'Bid Live' button will appear on the auction on our homepage when a sale is live - simply click the button to sign in/register with card details. Any lots purchased via our live internet bidding service will incur an internet surcharge of 3% plus VAT on the hammer price. For further instructions on registering to bid live, please click here.

* Any lots purchased via a third party live online bidding service (e.g. the-saleroom.com) will be subject to an additional commission charge on the hammer price in accordance with rates specified by the online service.

Whilst we do not offer an in-house service for collection and shipping, we do recommend a number of trusted local service providers. Sworders are happy to guide you through package and postage needs. Click here for more details.

Here at Sworders we are happy to offer a free online valuation service. Please fill out the form and press the 'Submit' button below.

To help us with your valuation please attach clear photographs of the item where possible. You can submit up to 5.

Approximate dimensions are also useful. Expect to hear from the appropriate valuer as soon as possible.